Albania vs Suriname: Greenhouse gas emissions

Albania
6.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Suriname
5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Albania rank
156th
Suriname rank
159th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Albania
  • Suriname
05.0M10.0M15.0M185019372024

How they compare

Albania currently reports 6.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Suriname, a difference of 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Albania's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Albania has been ahead every year.

Albania ranks 156th and Suriname ranks 159th of 199 countries.

Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Suriname Difference Ahead
1850s 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 276,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Albania
1860s 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 329,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Albania
1870s 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 363,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Albania
1880s 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 370,215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Albania
1890s 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 408,365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Albania
1900s 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 427,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Albania
1910s 2.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 593,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Albania
1920s 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 710,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Albania
1930s 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 619,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Albania
1940s 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 622,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Albania
1950s 7.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Albania
1960s 9.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Albania
1970s 11.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Albania
1980s 14.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Albania
1990s 7.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Albania
2000s 8.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Albania
2010s 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Albania
2020s 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Albania or Suriname?
Albania, at 6.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Albania and Suriname?
1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Suriname?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Albania and Suriname rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Albania ranks 156th and Suriname ranks 159th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.